Bull ring



D. L; SCHUSTER.

BULL RING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1921.

1,411 3,434.- Patented Apr- 18, 1922.

INVENTOR UNITED STATE .IDELIBERT 1.. scnusrnn, 0F PLATIEVILLE, W sconsin.

BULL RING.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DELBERT L. SoHUsTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Platteville, in the county of Grant and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bull Rings, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to a bull ring and has for its primary object the construction of a ring that is self locking and which is of a construction that the same may be readily forced through the nose of an animal.

.An object of the invention is the novel manner of shaping the point and associating the same with the catch so that the end of the ring when in an open position will be readily inserted through the nose of the animal and then immediately lock and when .in a locked position cannot be accidentally disconnected.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in con nection with the accompanying drawing whereinz Fig. l is a side elevation of the ring.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the locking connection. I

Again referring to the drawing illustrating one of the many constructions of myinvention the numerals 1 and 2 designates a pair of companion members pivotally connected as indicated at 3 so that the ends 4 and 5 may swing towards and away from each other. The end 4 is provided with a penetrating point 6 adapted to be received within the recess 7 in the end 5. It will be noted that thepenetrating point is of a so the catch can be retractedi it will be apparent that I provide a ring. V

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 18,1922 i Application filed May 27, 1921. Seria1'No.473,214. i 9

that may be readily forced througlithe nose of an animal and whichis self locking and 1n whichjthev parts are so constructed and associated that the ring cannot be accidentally opened, but may be readily opened i i i by a person when operated in the proper manner. V It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various] other manners and the parts associated in. different relations, and, therefore,I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having I claim 1s:

'65 thus described my invention what 1. A bull ring comprising a pair of piv-' f oted connected members, a penetrating point on the end of one member adapted to be received within the recess inthe other member, a spring operated catch within the rev cess to automatically snap into engagement with said point in the swinging movement 7 of the members, and a pin projecting from member the catch through the wall of the 1 2. A bull ring comprising a pair of circular members having certain ends pivotally connected together, a tapering point formed having a cam surface, a recess formed in the remaining end of theother member for re- Y surface to retract the catch in the insertion V of the point into the recess, said point being further provided with a notch for engagingthe catch when the point has been fully forced into the recess, and a'pin passed one 'o the members for retracting the catch.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

"DELBERT" 'L. soHUsTER.

through the catch and mounted in'slots in 1 so on, the remaining endofone member and 

